Improvement in portable wash-stands



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1 PORTABLE WASHSTAND. 30.176323 Patented May 2,1876,

WITNESSES; INVENTOR.

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MPUERS, PHOTO LITHOGRAPHEVR WASHINGTON D C ble, or any suitable material. nary opening in the top of the stand for the UNrrED STATES NATHAN o. BOND, OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN PORTABLE WASH'STAN DS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 176,828, dated May 2, 1876; application filed March 27, 1876.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, NATHAN O. BOND, of Fairfax,-in the county of Fairfax and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Wash-Stands; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to that class of household furniture known as reservoir washstands and the nature thereof consists in utilizing certain space for the reservoir; also, there is a compact, light, and durable means of elevating the waste-bucket, all of which is hereinafter more fully described, reference being had to the accompanying sheets of drawings, and letters of reference marked thereon.

In all the same letters refer to the same parts.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the washstand having the drawer drawn out, and the under Waste-bucket door open. Fig. 2 is a plan of Fig. 1 with the top removed. Fig. 3 is a part-section of reservoir, showing the si phon. Fig. 4 is a section through the center of the wash-bowl. Fig. 5 is an illustration of the interionand exterior of the device for closing the siphon. Figs. 7, 8, and 9 illustrate the apparatus for elevating the waste-bucket.

To enable those skilled in the art tomake and use my invention, I will describe its construction and operation.

The wash-stand A is made of any suitable material, and the cover B is of wood or maris the ordibowl 0. Directly underneaththe cover B is the ordinary wash stand drawer D, which, in this case, is cut away at d d 01 and in it is placed the reservoir E, having the beveled face c 0 with the projecting pipe 0 In the front of the reservoir is the openinge for filling, as shown in Fig. 1. Directly under the reservoir-drawer D are provided two small drawers, F, and the waste-closet door G. Upon the floor of the waste-closet is screwed the semicircular cast-iron piece 9. This is provided with the lugs g g and uprights g y. Pinned onto these lugs are the connectinglinks I 1 These are connected with lugs M M on the pivoted piece it. Upon the top of this pivoted piece a is the bucket-rest piece 0, which is provided with the guides 19 19 these performing the double duty'of acting as guides when sliding upon g, and as legs, to prevent the waste-bucket from descending too far.

The means for supplying the wash-bowl is by the operation of a siphon, which is dix ided into three parts. The first part it is made to descend into, and nearly to, the bottom of the reservoir at k, as shown in Fig. 3. The upper end thereof forms the pipe 0 This is then connected with rubber hose L, and they connect with the third part of the apparatus at l. The end of this part I is stopped byarubber pad, 1 which is actuated by means of the side rods l l and spring l all surmounted by a suitable knob. There is screwed upon the bowl the top piece R, to cover the swell in the bowl for the reception of the end of the siphon. The swell is made to descend only part of the way down to the bottom of the bowl, and then it projects out at the back, while the inflowing water is made to pass in at S.

To'operate the reservoir, it is only necessary to fill it with water, and, the level being above the bowl, the water will pass readily from the reservoir to the bowl.

The rubberconnection L permits the drawer to be drawn out a certain distance without interfering with the action of the siphon.

It is obvious that the reservoir nearly sur rounds the bowl, as is shown in Fig. 2.

The operation of the waste-bucket is simply by drawing the part a from right to left. The connecting-links cause the bucket to rise, and, by operating in the opposite direction, the

.bucket is lowered.

A button can be attached to said drawer, allowing it to be drawn out the desired distance for filling said reservoir.

Having thus described the construction and operation of my invention, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:

1. The combination of the bowl, having the communicating-chamber, with the siphon L and reservoir E, located in drawer D, substantially as herein specified.

2. In a portable reservoir wash-stand, the waste-water bucket lifting device, consisting of the circular plate 0, with legs or guides 11 with under revolving handle n, on which are lugs m m combined with the operating-links 1 I lugs g g bottom piece g, and uprights g all combined substantially as and for the purposes described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my 'own I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NATHAN O. BOND.

Witnesses BENJAMIN O. POLE, Gno. B. CLARK. 

